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Recent Examples of hawkish
Emboldened by the big election win, Takaichi could take a more hawkish stance with China, experts say.
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ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
President Joe Biden largely followed this policy playbook, keeping tariffs on China in place while sounding hawkish notes about Taiwan.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Warsh's hawkish reputation as a former Federal Reserve governor from 2006 to 2011, coupled with his role during the 2008 financial crisis, has helped calm fears of a disruptive overhaul in how the central bank is run.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Under Biden, Warsh reprised his hawkish outlook.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
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ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
President Joe Biden largely followed this policy playbook, keeping tariffs on China in place while sounding hawkish notes about Taiwan.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Warsh's hawkish reputation as a former Federal Reserve governor from 2006 to 2011, coupled with his role during the 2008 financial crisis, has helped calm fears of a disruptive overhaul in how the central bank is run.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Under Biden, Warsh reprised his hawkish outlook.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawkish
Adjective
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Ludwig’s distant paternal ancestors were in fact German Jewish merchants, not warlike princes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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To many Chicagoans, the warlike atmosphere is the result of the increasing aggression of the federal government.—
Geraldo Cadava,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and those people from many Countries throughout the World, that have been killed or mutilated by Khamenei and his gang of bloodthirsty THUGS.—
Dan Mangan,Leslie Josephs,Spencer Kimball,CJ Haddad,Justin Papp,Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2026
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The lesson of history is that appeasement and hope are not a strategy against a bloodthirsty tyrant.—
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
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That tells you that his approach is a very militaristic one.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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The Republican Party and this administration in particular have no regard for future generations that will be saddled with debt as a result of present day militaristic spending with no concomitant revenue stream to offset the cost.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Feb. 2026
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Right, in France, means pro-Catholic, pro-militarist.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
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For the unbeaten 24-year-old mixed martial artist, promoted by Combate Global, contemplating the alternative can be traumatic.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Eventually, the fighting commenced with a flurry of slapping, pushing, and grasping; sumo can look like brawling or ballet, a display of brute force or a mastery of martial-arts techniques that share their origins with judo and aikido.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Hawkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawkish. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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